This hand carved Aloha sign can be your welcome beacon to the world, or at least to your friends.

This Aloha sign almost guarantees you that cool, thoughtful and loving people will come and visit your home.

A traditional Balinese merger of wood carving and batik. Each piece is absolutely unique as the clouds overhead.

Flipper fought crime during the day and served fine wines to his many friends each evening.

This hand carved pair of turtles is a sacred reminder of the Islander's permanent relationship with the ocean. The turtle, Honu in Hawaiian, is a goddess who protects anyone in the ocean, especially children and surfers.

The Buddha had just heard the joke about "Piece on Earth."

These glorious eagles of the ocean were once worshiped by the ancient Peruvian Moche people. The record size for this type of ray is 25 feet long and weighing 5,100 pounds.

This egg is hand painted by a young Balinese artist who just walks up and down a beach in Sanur, pausing to paint these delicate beauties as he talks to his friends, or the awed tourists and, sometimes to his quiet muse.

These beautifully intricate cross-stitched pouches have been made for 3 generations by a family in Kashmir, India. We get ours from one of the daughters, she teaches at the School of Medicine at Florida State University and every time that she takes trips back to India she carries an empty suitcase with her to fill up with these wonderful, practical pieces of art. When I first saw one of these purses the light brown strap was slung over the tan and nearly bare shoulder of a beautiful woman and the velvety pouch was resting on the provocative soft curve of her left hip. She looked like that cool chick that you might see strolling the Spanish Steps. I felt the rare treat of butterflies fluttering in my belly and my thoughts spoke to me telling me that I must meet that woman. As she strolled through the shop I realized that that low flying angel was my wife, my lovely Laine.

Who would have thought that the face of the sun was so cool, serene and kind?